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Elaine Chao
Sign in to saveAlso known as Elaine Lan Chao, Elaine L. Chao, Zhao Xiaolan
18th United States Secretary of Transportation and 24th United States Secretary of Labor
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Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Deputy
- Jeffrey A. Rosen , Steven G. Bradbury (acting)
- Preceded by
- Anthony Foxx
- Succeeded by
- Pete Buttigieg
- Born
- Elaine Lan Chao , ( 1953-03-26 ) March 26, 1953 (age 73) , Taipei , Taiwan
- Citizenship
- Taiwan (before 1971) United States (since 1972)
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Mitch McConnell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 )
- Parents
- James S. C. Chao Ruth Chu
- Relatives
- Angela Chao (sister)
- Education
- Mount Holyoke College ( BA ), Harvard University ( MBA )
- Website
- Official website
- Traditional chinese
- 趙小蘭
- Simplified chinese
- 赵小兰
- Hanyu pinyin
- Zhào Xiǎolán
- Wade giles
- Chao Hsiao -lan
- Yale romanization
- Chau Syaulan
- Ipa
- [ʈʂa ̂ ʊ ɕja ̀ ʊ.la ̌ n]
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Zhao
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Taiwan
- Place of birth
- Taipei
- Spouse
- Mitch McConnell
- Father
- James S.C. Chao
- Occupation
- economist
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Native language
- Chinese
- Religion
- Baptists
- Academic degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Official website
- elainechao.com
- Image
- Elaine Chao official portrait 2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Elaine Chao
- social media followers
- 36051
- date of birth
- 1953-03-26
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- Elaine Chao
- name in native language
- 趙小蘭
- net worth
- 24000000
- P10632
- Elaine Chao
- affiliation string
- Secretary of Transportation of the United States
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Encyclopedic overview
Chao thanking truckers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded April 30, 2020
Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is a Taiwanese-American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States secretary of transportation in the first administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Chao was the first Asian-American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She resigned as transportation secretary after the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
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